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单词 photophobous
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photophobousadj.

Brit. /ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbəs/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdoʊˈfoʊbəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: photo- comb. form, -phobous comb. form.
Etymology: < photo- comb. form + -phobous comb. form. Compare German photophob photophobe adj. Compare earlier photophobic adj., photophobe adj.
Biology. rare.
Esp. of a plant: thriving in relatively dark situations.
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1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. 793 Only when accidentally growing in the shade do they assume the bright red tints that distinguish their photophobous allies.
1952 Ecology 33 403/2 Photophobous species [of lichen] are chiefly crustose.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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